Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
Costa Rica
0.9119 kilograms
in 2023
Paraguay
1.07 kilograms
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
34th
Paraguay rank
31st
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 1.07 kilograms against 0.9119 kilograms in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1581 kilograms.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 34th and Paraguay ranks 31st of 183 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6455 kilograms | 0.0202 kilograms | 0.6253 kilograms | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.7317 kilograms | 0.1261 kilograms | 0.6056 kilograms | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.48 kilograms | 0.1632 kilograms | 1.31 kilograms | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.7531 kilograms | 0.5261 kilograms | 0.227 kilograms | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 1.07 kilograms against 0.9119 kilograms in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.1581 kilograms, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th and Paraguay ranks 31st of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Amount of plastic waste imported per person, measured in kilograms per person per year.